20 U.S.C. § 1127 | Selection of certain grant recipients

(a)

Competitive grants

section 1122 of this titleThe Secretary shall award grants under competitively on the basis of criteria that separately, but not less rigorously, evaluates—

(1)

the applications for comprehensive foreign language and area or international studies centers and programs; and

(2)

the applications for undergraduate foreign language and area or international studies centers and programs.

(b)

Selection criteria

section 1122 of this titleThe Secretary shall set criteria for grants awarded under by which a determination of excellence shall be made to meet the differing objectives of graduate and undergraduate institutions. In keeping with the purposes of this part, the Secretary shall take into account the degree to which activities of centers, programs, and fellowships at institutions of higher education address national needs, and generate information for and disseminate information to the public. The Secretary shall also consider an applicant’s record of placing students into postgraduate employment, education, or training in areas of national need and an applicant’s stated efforts to increase the number of such students that go into such placements.

(c)

Equitable distribution of grants

section 1122 of this titleThe Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, award grants under this part (other than ) in such manner as to achieve an equitable distribution of the grant funds throughout the United States, based on the merit of a proposal as determined pursuant to a peer review process involving broadly representative professionals.

Pub. L. 89–329, title VI, § 607 Pub. L. 105–244, title VI, § 601Oct. 7, 1998112 Stat. 1782 Pub. L. 110–315, title VI, § 607Aug. 14, 2008122 Stat. 3338(, as added , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Pub. L. 89–329, title VI, § 610 Pub. L. 96–374, title VI, § 601(a)Oct. 3, 198094 Stat. 1467 Pub. L. 99–498, title VIOct. 17, 1986100 Stat. 1517 Pub. L. 102–325, title VI, § 601July 23, 1992106 Stat. 728 Pub. L. 105–244A prior section 1127, , formerly § 607, as added , , ; renumbered § 610 and amended , §§ 605(1), 609, , , 1519; , , , authorized grants and contracts for American overseas research centers, prior to the general amendment of this part by .

Pub. L. 89–329, title VI, § 607Nov. 8, 196579 Stat. 1265 Pub. L. 96–374Another prior section 1127, , , , provided procedures to be followed in event of disapproval of a State plan under equipment grant program, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by .

section 607 of Pub. L. 89–329 section 1125a of this title Pub. L. 105–244A prior was classified to , prior to the general amendment of this part by .

Amendments

Pub. L. 110–315, § 607(1)2008—Subsec. (a). , substituted “evaluates—” and pars. (1) and (2) for “evaluates the applications for comprehensive and undergraduate language and area centers and programs.”

Pub. L. 110–315, § 607(2)Subsec. (b). , inserted at end “In keeping with the purposes of this part, the Secretary shall take into account the degree to which activities of centers, programs, and fellowships at institutions of higher education address national needs, and generate information for and disseminate information to the public. The Secretary shall also consider an applicant’s record of placing students into postgraduate employment, education, or training in areas of national need and an applicant’s stated efforts to increase the number of such students that go into such placements.”